Christmas Striped Afghan

I started this Christmas striped afghan back in October and I am so pleased to say I am done!

It was fun to work on over the holidays but once they were over I was tired of working on it!

 It is big. Huge in fact, maybe too big. It is big enough for a queen sized bed which is why I became so tired of it, too heavy to have piled up on my lap. It kept me warm though! I think I need to stick to smaller afghans for awhile.

It is now for sale in the shop.

Vintage or not?

Oh boy how I love this afghan. It is unlike me to use colors that are a bit muted but I felt the need to change things up. These colors seem vintage to me but that is just me. I love brights.

I struggled like usual with the arrangement but my son helped make the decision this time.

"In rainbow order" he said. So I went with it. He was right I think.

I am so happy with the way it turned out! I thought out of my box this time and the results are fabulous if I do say so myself.

Here it is, all done and for sale in my shop.

Rugby on Ice

Spring has sprung for us here in the mountains. Although it is still snowing on occasion, the creeks are flowing and the sun is shining more than not. It has been another dry, easy winter. Which is nice but our town needs the tourists who come up for the snow and we all need the snow pack for the water content. So it is a win/lose situation.

I took Rugby out for some adventure recently and she was lovin' the water. Fresh, icy mountain water.

In fact she seemed to want to get in it! She kept walking out on the ice.

I found these bright orange feathers and I wonder what kind of bird they came off of. The orange looked so nice against the soft green color of the sage. I may have to make an afghan with those colors. Hmm...

Oops! This is what Rugby looks like after she falls through the ice into the freezing water.

Shake it off girl, warmer days are on the way.

Fiesta Bright Afghan

I have finished a few more afghans! Two of them made from these fabulous 'squircle' squares above.
The white ones will have to wait until I get some more white yarn, bummer.

It is very satisfying to work up a whole bunch of blocks, whip them all together and Bingo!

  The arrangement is always a bit time consuming but that is just because I have trouble making up my mind.

I lay them out in various configurations and photograph each option. It usually makes it easier to make a decision once see the layout in a photo.

Once they are stitched together the border begins and my fingers fly. I love the way this border turned out, so bright and summery.

Here is the finished afghan. Ahh...bright, warm and so so sunny don't you think?

It is a festive fiesta in an afghan!

It is up for sale in the shop. Yee Haw!

Lily House #6

The new refrigerator has arrived! It is a GE 1920's Monitor Top refrigerator. As you can see it fits perfectly in the short nook by the backdoor. The next big project for Lily House is the wall treatment. The plan is for there to be wallpaper and beadboard. The inspiration came from the two kitchens in the photos below.

This kitchen is a new kitchen. The talented person who put this condo together is all out genius, every single nook and cranny is "period perfect". Anyway, notice the color of the paint used on the beadboard. I am not sure if it is aqua or seafoam but I love it and so Lily House will get bead board like this. The door you see goes nowhere it is just on the wall, trimmed out and everything with a dainty pink print curtain behind the glass. Brilliant I say. Oh and those lamps! Love. I wonder if they were inspired by this little kitchen below. It is in an old house in the ghost town of Bodie, CA. I took this photo a couple years ago because I love the beadboard and wallpaper combo.

The color is very similar and the wallpaper is a dainty pink print. Hmm...

Valentine's Day Pinspiration

Valentine's Day will be here soon and so this quick little post is a collection of yummy heart shaped red and pink inspiration from Pinterest.

Source: thatssomichelle.blogspot.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

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Source: naturelita.com via Jennifer on Pinterest

I think these heart shaped beets will be a part of our Valentine's Day dinner.

Mouthwatering fun.



Constant Crafter

The constant crafter. That is what I should have named my blog. My interests are so diverse that I have a hard time focusing on one project at a time. Then there are the books I want to read. Life is too short and time moves too fast. I wish I could read and crochet at the same time, wouldn't that be great? I am determined to finish "Anna Karenina" before I see the new Keira Knightley movie so I may have to put the hooks down for a spell and pick up that hefty novel. In the meantime these round little beauties are quickly becoming...

these square little beauties. When I complete all of them I will have enough to make four afghans. Yee Haw!

I have completed this massive striped Christmas afghan for my shop. It is queen sized and super heavy.

I have also finished my first button painting! I adore it and I am already working on another one.

 So much fun.

What have you all been working on?